The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-12-31
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tory begins the 10Th volume, and indicates
that the numbers for the coming year are
to be as bright and interesting as the past
volumes. The current number opens with
"Thurlow Weeds Home in New York
City," where the great politician resided
during the last seventeen years of his life,
richly illustrated with exterior and interior
views. An admirable portrait of Mr.
Weed In his later years Is the frontispiece
to the number. The graphic and inform
ing description of the house, and its dis
| tipguished occupant, is from the pen Of
the editor Of the magazine, who introduces
an account of Mr.. Weeds experience in
France AT q critical period in cur civil war,
in his own exact language A fac-simile
OF one Of President Linceln's letters to Mr.
Weed accompanies this valuable paper
The second contribution TO the number,
Canada Reciprocity or Commercial
Union" by DR.. Prosper Bender, is calculat,
ed 10 attract popular attention, since it is &
topic on which there is growing interest
Other papers are Samuel Carpenter, the
elder, 16i0-1,1i, General Andrew Jack
sons Account of the Battle Of Horseshoe,
, in 1914, never before published; The Dis
c0very Of Yuoatan, The Historical Sketch
of Christ Church, New York City, The
! Fundamental Principles of Our Govern
ment, March 2j-New Years Day, The
Northwestern Country in 1897, Ladies'
| High Hats in 1881; and brief tribute to
| the late Mrs. John Jacob AstOr.
The January Popular Science NoatUg
opens with Mr. David A. Weiss article
| 9th in Economic Disturbance Series the
tariff, devoted to the subject which Presi,
dent CIeveland's message has made for the
moment uppermost in American thought
high and low tariffs. In the heading Of
| his paper, Mr.. Wells describes protective
or discriminating taxation as "Governmen.
tai Interference with Production and "Dis-
| tibutlOn," which he holds to be disastrous
to both. Another topic of present active
interest is taken up in Mr.. Appleton Nor.
gan's "Railroads and Trade Centersn-a
paper in which the author replies to an al
legation made by Senator Cullom, that
railroads have by their artificial discrimi-
nations created trade .centors at some points
! at the expense Of other points. MIR. Nor
gan shows that this has not been done ;
that whenever the attempt has been made
TO create trade centers artiiicially 1t has
failed, and that the railroads have simply
adjusted their schedules to already exist
ing, naturally formed trade-centers. An
other politico social topic is "The Outcome
of the Granger Movement" in which Mr.,
Charles W. Plerson relates the failure of its
great financial enterprises, anu records the
best achievements Of the Grange as being
In the direction of maintaining schools and
Libraries, and in what it has done 10 heal
sectional differences between North and
South. Other topics are Glimpses of Life
Along a Coral Reef, The Psychology of
Joking, Race and Language, Science and
the Bishops, Climate of the Lake Region,
English Phonology, The Monkeys of
Dutch Guiana, Sketch of Cleveland Able,
&c.
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